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Get started2 Church Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Acol, Birchington, Birchington (CT7 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 69% above the 2014 sale of £216,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 85 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 18 EPCs).
2 Church Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
2 Church Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£216,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
CO₂ Emissions for 2 Church Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,541
Street avg £2,956
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension together with the erection of a single storey outbuilding to rearwithout compliance with conditions 2 and 3 attached to Planning Permission F/TH/12/0972, to change external materials and alterations to rear elevation.
2 more applications for this property
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17 October 2014Most recent
£216,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT7 0JD: £375,000 (2024–2020).
Rose Bank Plumstone Road Acol Birchington
Sold Dec 2024
4 Church Cottages Plumstone Road Acol Birchington
Sold Apr 2022
Cleveland Plumstone Road Acol Birchington
Sold Sept 2021
1 Church Cottages Plumstone Road Acol Birchington
Sold Mar 2021
Boundary House Plumstone Road Acol Birchington
Sold Oct 2020
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
CT7 0QB
Nursery Fields — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Birchington Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
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